Braves vs Twins

Final · Tue Aug 18 · 7:40 PM ET · Target Field

Atlanta BravesBraves74-52

FinalAug 18, 2026

Minnesota TwinsTwins62-65

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

ATL−147

MIN+137

Run line

ATL −1.5+108

MIN +1.5−131

Total O/U

Over 9−111

Under 9−108

Run line: Twins +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 9 (5 runs).

Recap

The Minnesota Twins beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 at Target Field in Minneapolis on Aug 18, 2026 to move to 62-65.

The game was played before 22,193.

Score by inning

Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
MIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	x	4

W: Matthews (7-8) · L: Mahle (4-10) · S: Gomez (2-2)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

MINHome runBell homered to right center (434 feet), Jeffers scored.0-2

Top 6

ATLHome runBaldwin homered to left center (383 feet).1-2

Bottom 8

MINDoubleJeffers doubled to center, Buxton scored and Culpepper scored.1-4

Team stats

ATLMIN

Hits: 6; 10
Home Runs: 1; 1
Runs Batted In: 1; 4
Walks: 1; 1
Strikeouts: 7; 5
Runners Left On Base: 9; 12
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Braves · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Drake Baldwin DH	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	13	.278	.361	.459
Ronald Acuna Jr. RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.241	.345	.432
Matt Olson 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	.262	.339	.547
Michael Harris II CF	3-4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	9	.292	.319	.487
Ozzie Albies 2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	.251	.307	.420
Mike Yastrzemski LF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	11	.225	.311	.386
Lane Thomas LF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	.229	.324	.399
Austin Riley 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	.222	.294	.369
Mauricio Dubon SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.258	.305	.387
Sean Murphy C	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.118	.118	.147

Braves · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Tyler Mahle P	6.2	6	2	2	1	3	1	76-58	4.53	76
Dylan Dodd P	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	9-6	2.31	9
Didier Fuentes P	0.2	3	1	1	0	1	0	15-13	2.65	15

Twins · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Luke Keaschall RF	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	9	.270	.363	.376
Trevor Larnach LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.271	.357	.426
Byron Buxton CF	1-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.259	.322	.530
Ryan Jeffers C	2-4	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	8	.283	.388	.493
Josh Bell DH	2-4	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	15	.258	.320	.431
Kody Clemens LF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	15	.233	.291	.462
Royce Lewis 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.240	.313	.421
Brooks Lee 3B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	.244	.300	.421
Alan Roden RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.230	.310	.279
Ryan Kreidler 2B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.281	.371
Kaelen Culpepper SS	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	.258	.333	.387

Twins · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Zebby Matthews P	5.2	5	1	1	1	4	1	90-58	5.12	90
Kody Funderburk P	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-4	2.70	4
Andrew Morris P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	3.34	13
A.J. Minter P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	2.03	6
Yoendrys Gomez P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-10	3.25	16

Game info

VenueTarget Field, Minneapolis, MN

Attendance22,193

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Mark Wegner · First Base Umpire: Carlos Torres · Second Base Umpire: Nate Tomlinson · Third Base Umpire: Bruce Dreckman

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